What to hang on to

[RJWood]

Back in the 70's it was popular to have them Mud flaps on your muscle car.

you can reproduce these with an aluminum soda can. just be careful cutting them up.

other small parts are possible also.

its like home made photo etch.

Edited May 15, 2008 by RJWood

[67 GT-Five]

oh ya and if you have a new born, baby wipe boxes work good for storein parts in, or to chop up for styreen (sp)

I don't know if you meant the larger ones or the small ones, but either would work, I suppose. But I just thought of what I think's an even better use for the large ones. I don't like to speak for others, but I think it's safe to say that transporting completed models from, for example, home to a show and back, is one of the most nerve-wracking parts of modeling. But after I read your blurb on Baby-Wipe boxes, I went and looked at one and thought, "Say, that's a near perfect size container for a lot of 1:24 and 1:25 scale models." Sorry to those of you who have models that just wouldn't fit in one of them (Like a '59 Eldo.), but I think it'll work great. If you try it, tell me how it works.

Another tip unrelated to Moparkid999's is this: Medical Supply stores and online companies sell swabs much like standard cotton swabs, except much softer, and without the stringy cotton lint. Their uses are nearly countless, but here's a few I like:

• Polishing paint
  
• Cleaning areas near finished paint
  
• Cleaning the threads of a paint lid so it can be opened easier
  
• And the stick can be used to mix paint in the jars
  

I'm not sure what they cost because I get mine from my model-making-partner but I know they work great for almost everything and may be worth the effort to get.

[67 GT-Five]

Hey B, and yes, it does help working for people who sell them now doesn't it? And I think it goes without mention (that should be mentioned) that there are countless medical tools out there that are great for modeling, most of which we use. The needleless syringes work great for filling airbrush bottles with a custom paint. One of the best tools I use is an agitator used in labs. It's great for mixing the jars of paint that are a bit old and stubborn, but again, not sure how much one of them goes for.

[abedooley]

Its realy nice having a nurse as your ol' lady too.. I have her bring me Alpha swabs when she can and all kinds of tweezers and picks and the list goes on and on and on!! My favorite household goodies have to be toothpicks and Q-Tips- Can be used for detalied painting, applying very small amonuts of glue, small amounts of thinner for the Whoopsies!, and probably a million other things I cant think of right off the top of my head at 4 in the morning!!

[dryvr12]

I don't know how well this would work, and i just thought about it while reading this post. Could you use a runnber band as a blower belt? You would have to paint & cut it tho. Those little watch batteries could also be used as a gas cap, but you might have to grind the lettering off. HTH

[dryvr12]

I also almost threw out a plastic soap dispencer. I found a nice size spring. Too big for shocks tho, but you can think of sumthn.

[dryvr12]

ALSO, i was going thru some PC parts i found a voulume control switch w/ a tiny screw. makes an awesome air cleaner